PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Ryan S. Baker

Also known as Ryan Baker, Ryan Shaun Baker, Ryan S.J.d. Baker

Ryan Baker uses educational data and AI to study how students learn from software. By 2009, he had earned degrees at Brown and Carnegie Mellon, completed research fellowships, directed the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center DataShop, and joined WPI as an assistant professor. He served as founding president of the International Educational Data Mining Society in 2011, studied online tutoring at Teachers College, Columbia, and helped develop BROMP, a protocol for observing student affect and behavior. His 2025 study tested GPT-4 for qualitative coding across tutoring, game-based learning, and programming data. As of October 2026, he is Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Education at Adelaide University, directs Penn’s Center for Learning Analytics, and co-directs JeepyTA, a virtual teaching assistant.

Now at
Adelaide University and University of Pennsylvania
Works
583
Citations
21,702
h-index
67

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. By 2009

    Degrees at Brown and Carnegie Mellon

    By 2009, he holds a ScB in computer science from Brown University and an MS and a PhD in human-computer interaction from Carnegie Mellon University.

  2. By 2009

    Directing the DataShop

    Before he joins WPI in 2009, he completes fellowships at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Nottingham and serves as technical director of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center DataShop.

  3. 2009

    Joining WPI

    In 2009, he joins WPI as assistant professor of social science and policy studies and studies how students interact with educational software. His research leads to software that adapts to individual differences.

  4. 2011

    Founding the EDM society

    The International Educational Data Mining Society forms in July 2011, and he serves as its founding president.

  5. 2014

    Analyzing online tutoring

    In 2014, he is Associate Professor of Cognitive Studies at Teachers College, Columbia, where he uses computer methods to analyze learner behavior in intelligent tutoring systems and other online environments.

  6. 2015

    BROMP and student observation

    In 2015, he coauthors the BROMP 2.0 technical and training manual with Jaclyn Ocumpaugh and Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo. Together, Baker and Rodrigo develop BROMP as a field-observation protocol for recording student affect and behavior.

  7. 2025

    GPT-4 for qualitative coding

    In 2025, he and his colleagues test GPT-4 for qualitative coding across tutoring transcripts, game-based learning observations, and debugging behaviors in an introductory programming course.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor at Adelaide University

    As of October 2026, he is Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Education at Adelaide University and directs the Penn Center for Learning Analytics. He also co-directs JeepyTA, a virtual teaching assistant for course discussions.

Sources and credits

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  1. WPI Adds a Record 23 New Full-time Educators and Researchers to its Faculty wpi.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. educationaldatamining.org educationaldatamining.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Ryan Baker oecd-events.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. The Learning Analyst: Ryan Baker | Teachers College, Columbia University tc.columbia.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Baker Rodrigo Ocumpaugh Monitoring Protocol (BROMP) learninganalytics.upenn.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Qualitative Coding with GPT-4 | Journal of Learning Analytics learning-analytics.info. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Ryan Baker learninganalytics.upenn.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. JeepyTA - A virtual Teaching Assistant designed to support and work alongside instructors, TAs, and students jeepyta.net. Checked 15 October 2026.